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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – September 16, 2016 – Aquarion Water Company, working in
cooperation with town and city officials in Greenwich, Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien, is
implementing a mandatory ban on the use of outdoor watering devices, including irrigation
systems, sprinklers, and soaker hoses. This ban is effective immediately.

Aquarion will be reminding customers about the watering ban with automated phone calls.
Outdoor watering activities using a hand-held hose will be allowed for the time being.

“We are telling our customers to turn off their irrigation systems and sprinklers for the season,”
said Charles V. Firlotte, Aquarion President and CEO. “We are doing this to ensure that we have
an adequate water supply for everyday use and fire protection.”

Connecticut’s drought level has recently been upgraded to a “severe drought” for most of the
state due to an extended dry spell, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA). With below average rainfall and extremely high water demand, water
levels in Aquarion’s reservoirs are continuing to decline.

Previously, customers had been asked to voluntarily conserve through notices and automated
phone messages, but there has been no decrease in use.

Aquarion Water Company is the public water supply company for more than 625,000 people in
51 cities and towns throughout Connecticut, as well as serving customers in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire. It is the largest investor-owned water utility in New England and among the
seven largest in the U.S. Based in Bridgeport, Conn., it has been in the public water supply
business since 1857. Across its operations, Aquarion strives to act as a responsible steward of the
environment and to assist the communities it serves in promoting sustainable practices.
For more information on Aquarion Water Company and its subsidiaries, please visit
www.aquarionwater.com or www.facebook.com/aquarionwater.